Liddon, correspondence and papers

CORRESPONDENCE:

• MS 438/19;D Letter to Charles Edward Parry, 27 November 1821 [Speculation on progress of William Edward Parry's expedition] holograph

BIOGRAPHICAL PAPERS:

• MS 1312/1;D Captain Mathew Liddon [Biographical article and genealogy] 6 leaves, typescript
• MS 1312/2;D The late Captain Liddon [The Times] 2 leaves, printed
• MS 1312/3;D Extracts from an old note book [Genealogical notes] 4 leaves, holograph (unknown)

The correspondence relates to William Edward Parry and the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1821-1823. Liddon had sailed with Parry on his earlier Northwest Passage expedition, 1819-1820. The papers include an obituary and genealogical notes on the Liddon family.

As deposited.

The Institute holds several archival collections containing material on Parry's the Northwest Passage Expeditions, 1819-1820, 1821-1823 see SPRI collections GB 015 Sir William Edward Parry, GB 015 Sir Edward Sabine and GB 015 North Georgia Gazette and GB 015 Sir Joseph Nias.